Man Found Dead in Police Vehicle in Southern California Died From Extreme Body Heat

A police vehicle, in this file photo. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

AZUSA, Calif.—An attorney for the family of a 37-year-old man who died inside a patrol vehicle parked outside the Azusa Police Department—after he was released from custody—said on May 31 that the family is “shocked and saddened” after the county medical examiner reported that the death resulted from hyperthermia.

Eric Valencia, a father of two, was found dead in the backseat of the police SUV around 4:50 a.m. March 26 in the 700 block of North Alameda Avenue, police said.